Q915459

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Grus
Right ascension: 23 16 10.7287
Declination: −42 ° 35 ′ 04.881 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1608 ± 5 km / s
Distance: 56 Mly (17.2 Mpc )
Type: (R')SB(s)ab
Size: ~55,700 ly (17.07 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 3.4 ′ × 2.7 ′

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Image: NGC 7552SST.jpg

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NGC 7552 (also known as IC 5294) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus. It is at a distance of roughly 60 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7552 is about 75,000 light years across. It forms with three other spiral galaxies the Grus Quartet.

Observation history